This book recounts the author's 1985 discovery and exploration of the Titanic 75 years after it sank in the North Atlantic.

As the living memories of the survivors of the tragic Titanic shipwreck fade away, what only remains is the wreck itself. Dr. Robert Ballard, who discovered the location of the wreck in 1958, give the world the first images. Now, nearly twenty years later, he has returned to the wreck and taken even more vivid photos. These photos illuminate the majesty and grandeur of the world's most storied maritime disaster. -- Book jacket.

Examines the changes in the Titanic since its original discovery in 1985 and how it has been damaged over the past two decades, calling for the preservation of such wrecks as historical monuments.